In no other region of the world is there such a stereotypical image of the people and their mentality as in Upper Bavaria. From the people who can drink beer like water to the haferl-shod, goaßlschnalzenden, always zünftig, brünftig, griabigen, jodelnden, tradition-conscious, wild-bieselnden nature people, the most audacious ideas. It is precisely this Bavarian way of life that continues to gain popularity internationally in terms of traditional Bavarian clothing. There are now countless variations of Lederhosen & Dirndl and around 4,000 imitations of the famous Oktoberfest.
But with the growing popularity and the ever freer interpretations, the authenticity and originality of the Bavarian costume tradition is getting lost in mass production and consumerism. The project “O`zapft” deals photographically with the commercialization of the Bavarian way of life in the form of the Upper Bavarian traditional costume tradition.
To the project: www.dario-suppan.de